Brendan Rodgers admits he made a mistake by dropping this Celtic player too early

Gordon will make his bow in the Champions League against Pep Guardiola’s superstars after glove rival De Vries failed to fully recover from a strained chest muscle.
De Vries has started the last five Hoops games, but was replaced by Gordon midway through Saturday’s 6-1 win against Kilmarnock and will only make the bench for this evening’s mouthwatering Group C clash.
Debate has raged on for the past month over which of the two goalies is better. But Rodgers has no qualms about playing his apparent second choice.
He said: “Dorus isn’t 100 per cent and there is no need to take a risk for this... read more

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